Close to Pistachio
#AED281
#AED281 is a light, rich green, close to the color Pistachio. In RGB it’s made of 68.2% red, 82.4% green, and 50.6% blue. Its hue is 87°, with 47% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #AED281.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.70:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.34:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.70:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.34:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AED281 as they’d see it.
#AED281 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #AED281
What color is #AED281?
#AED281 is a light, rich green, close to the color Pistachio. In RGB it’s made of 68.2% red, 82.4% green, and 50.6% blue. Its hue is 87°, with 47% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #AED281 in RGB?
#AED281 is rgb(174, 210, 129): 174 red, 210 green, and 129 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AED281 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(17, 0, 39, 18). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AED281?
PANTONE 359 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AED281?
Its complement #D9B9FD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.